prry

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Me, surrounded by dogs on the sofa

Welcome to my site! I live in Burnley, UK, with my wife Victoria, our canine children, and our hens.

On this site I write notes and longer articles about learning to code, exploring, following Burnley FC around the country, and training and racing. I snap images along the way, that appear in my dedicated snaps section. I also record all of my training, run, ride, swim, climb, walk and weigh-in data.

Latest Content

March 2026

  1. I'm going to build a second site at trackd.prry.uk to move activity logging out of my main feed. Realised earlier that I can use webmentions to backlink through to the digital garden on my main site.

  3. I made a custom homepage for the PureBlog site I've been working on, though I've not worked out out to route this onto the hompage yet, if thats even possible.

    Multisectioned website frontpage with different content types

  5. A sunny morning yesterday presented the first real opportunity to do some work on the allotment this year. Here's before and after photos showing the work that I did with Fearghus clearing the paths.

    The allotment with overgrown looking paths between raised beds, with a greenhouse and deep blue sky behind Before, looking a little overgrown

    The allotment with paths between raised beds cleared of debris, with a potting shed and deep blue sky beyond After, looking much smarter

  6. After 6 months with bearblog, 11ty and even micro.blog again, maybe the (link: https://lee-perry.co.uk text: kirby site) I started with was the most functionally complete. I'm going to try to simplify and update the design, and perhaps move it onto my new shorter url.

  7. Firmly in the incremental upgrades bracket, I have made myself a little SVG of the power of 10 logo, and linked it through to my 'athlete' 🤣 profile from my website footer.

    A screenshot of the footer block from my website with gold font sent on a black background. In the social share section at the top, a power of 10 logo features among the social icons.

February 2026

  1. Green party wins Gorton and Denton byelection, pushing Labour to third place in blow to Keir Starmer

    Excellent news to wake up to, but the wrong headline. Reform comprehensively defeated, by a strong local candidate with a strong local vision.

    Green party wins Gorton and Denton byelection, pushing Labour to third placeHannah Spencer elected as party’s first MP in northern England as vote share for Keir Starmer’s party plummetsthe Guardian · theguardian.com

  4. bayLee the favourite was very unwell overnight, but emptying his system and an anti-sickness jab seem to have settled him down. He's slept all day, and at least he is walking in a straight line now!

    A podenco ibicenco asleep in a large ergonomic dog bed

  5. The AfD is flirting with Nazi history – but moral outrage alone won't stop the far right

    Katja Hoyer writing in the Guardian.

    Those who want to see the AfD diminished should expend less energy talking about the party and more on working out what has allowed it to grow and prosper.

    The AfD is flirting with Nazi history – but moral outrage alone won’t stop the far right | Katja HoyerCoincidence or not, the party has timed its congress for the centenary of an infamous Nazi rally. But condemnation didn’t stop Hitler, and it’s not enough now, says historian and journalist Katja Hoyerthe Guardian · theguardian.com

  8. I'm considering retiring my mastodon server and migrating back across to a more lively instance with good vibes, maybe social.lol. Any thoughts/recommedations fedipeeps?

  10. Shattered dreams: Why the battle for Sunderland's glass centre has turned into a political flashpoint

    Hannah Al-Othman in the Guardian writing about local opposition to Sunderland University's campaign to demolish the National Glass Centre.

    Shattered dreams: Why the battle for Sunderland’s glass centre has turned into a political flashpointCustodian University of Sunderland says renovation costs of £45m are too high and building must be pulled down. Not without a fight, say locals, who believe they’re being taken for foolsthe Guardian · theguardian.com

  12. Already Battered

    Having a bigger todo list than capacity to do it, I appreciated Greg's approach to managing workload - which feels quite similar to my own.

    Already BatteredFive weeks into the new year and I'm done. The small break I had over Christmas has completely evaporated, replaced by a wall of work that feels deliberately designed to stop me from getting anywhere. I thought the pace might ease off a bit after the holidays. If anything,Greg Morris · gregmorris.co.uk